Cybelle Shattuck

Dr. Shattuck is a professor with a joint appointment in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Department of World Religions and Cultures at Western Michigan University. Her research focuses on the intersection between religion and sustainability, a subject she explores through fieldwork that examines the motivations and processes through which faith communities implement earth care actions. She is completing a book called "Pathways to Sustainability: The Greening of US Faith Communities," which analyzes sustainability initiatives in 15 US congregations.

Shattuck has a master’s degree in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and spent a decade as an adjunct instructor in the Religion departments of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College. She also has a master’s degree in Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Michigan, for which she studied environmental psychology, environmental justice, and conservation biology. In 2010-11, Shattuck worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, developing materials to assist Great Lakes communities in planning for climate change adaptation. She is the author of three books: "Dharma in the Golden State: South Asian Religious Traditions in California" (Fithian Press, 1996); "Hinduism" (Prentice Hall, 1998); and "The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Hinduism" (Alpha Books, 2003). Her most recent publication is an essay titled “Expressing the Sanctity of Nature” in "This Sacred Earth" (2011).